Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	act_n	majesty_n	parliament_n	1,684	5	7.0996	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59760	The Sheriffs case whether, and how they may lawfully qualifie themselves for their holding the office, according to the Act for Corporations.		1681 (1681)	Wing S3234; ESTC R28863	8,800	4

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